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Database Features

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Website and General Tutorials

Guide to the library webpage:

Get to know what the library webpage has to offer!

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Navigating Your Library Account:

How to renew books, see course reserve lists, check fines, and more!

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How to borrow
​from another library:

Need a book that we don't have?  We can get it for you from another library!  Here's how!

Once open, use the arrows at the bottom of the screen to navigate. Or use the arrows on a keyboard.
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A pdf version is also available.

How to find a book:

​Searching for books can feel overwhelming at first. This guide can help!
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And always remember we would love to assist you!

Once open, use the arrows at the bottom of the screen to navigate. Or use the arrows on a keyboard.
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A pdf version is also available.

Guide for Online Students:

Are you an online student at Crown?  This guide will show you all you have access to in the library!
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Be sure to check out the Online Student Library Page!

Are you an online student at Crown?  This guide will show you all you have access to in the library!
Be sure to check out the Online Student Library Page!

A pdf version is also available.

How to Download Grammarly:

Get help preventing grammar and citation mistakes!

​Grammarly also has the ability to be added to Word or Chrome, which means it can even check your Gmail! 

​1. Go to  www.grammarly.com/edu/signup 
2. Put in your Crown username and password 
3. Click the link in the confirmation email.

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Copyright on Campus:

Check out this tool to know:
Is it Protected by Copyright? 

 

Searching Tips

Get started with Crown InfoSearch:

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Keyword/Basic Searching:

Filtering and Results List:

Advanced/Additional Searching:

How to find Journals/Newspapers:

How to easily find a particular journal (Wall Street Journal, The Economist, etc.)

Once open, use the arrows at the bottom of the screen or on the keyboard to navigate.

A pdf version is also available.

 

Database Features

Explore topics through visual maps:

Create a Search Alert:

Connect our library to Google Scholar:

Once open, use the arrows at the bottom of the screen to navigate. Or use the arrows on a keyboard.
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A pdf version is also available.

Using databases and Google Drive:

Reading EBSCO E-books:

Coming Soon!

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 (Videos for specific databases are available on the Subjects Pages)

 

Citations

See how our databases can help you with your bibliography:

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​Coming Soon!

Additional Resources:

• ​APA Formatting and Style Guide: The Owl at Purdue
• MLA Formatting and Style Guide: The Owl at Purdue
• Citation Machine Formats single citations in APA or MLA style
• Citation Wizard (from the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy) Formats single citations of digital information resoruces only in APA, chicago, CBE, ISO or MLA style.
• KnightCite (a project of the Hekman Library, Calvin College) Formats single citations in MLA, APA or Chicago style.
• Plagiarism: The Owl at Perdue: "Is it Plagiarism yet?"
• RapidCite Formats citations in MLA, APA or Chicago style and creates an unfished "Works Cited" page in the order citations were entered.
• Ottobib
• Zotero "is a free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, cite, and share your research sources."

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Permalinks for Library Resources: 

Make sure your links to articles, books, videos, etc. ​do not break by copying the right link!

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Want a tutorial but don't see it?  Send your suggestions or questions to Deanna.